The boycott is bad for all those concerned. |
The Commission is confident in the objectivity and thoroughness of its investigative procedures, which presuppose no outcome to this case. This investigation continues. |
The Commission is considering making an offer on the agriculture negotiations but no decision has been taken. There will be no move today. |
The decision not to go ahead with the meeting is regrettable, but under the circumstances entirely understandable. |
The decision to go to the WTO comes as a surprise, particularly as the anti-dumping measure in question, namely a minimum price, is well below world market prices. |
The end of April deadline will be exceptionally difficult to meet. |
The panel request will clarify the wide range of U.S. government support for Boeing that will be subject to the panel hearing. The U.S. refused to cooperate fully with legitimate requests for documents and answers to written questions on elements of the U.S. subsidy regime for Boeing. |
The political question that needs to be answered is: is it better to go ahead with the meeting if you are unsure of the result or postpone for a couple of weeks and have a greater chance of a result. |
The US refused to cooperate fully with legitimate requests for documents and answers to written questions on elements of the US subsidy regime for Boeing. |
There are very few people who expect (the meeting) will yield substantial results. |
There have been constructive talks between the E.U. and China, and the two sides are broadly in the same place about how to deal with the overshoot in certain textile quotas. But there are still important aspects still to be reached. |
There is compelling evidence of serious state intervention. |
There is no deal at the moment. That is not the situation that we want but others have put a barrier in the way. |
These are complex and detailed talks, and we need to respect the confidentiality of exchanges between ministers. |
This offer would be a conditional offer which would enable other WTO members to make further moves in relation to agriculture, industrial goods and services. |